Pregnant woman shot in East St. Louis

8:19 PM, Aug 1, 2012   |    comments
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East St. Louis, IL (KSDK) - A pregnant woman is recovering from a gunshot wound after police say she got caught in the crossfire.

It happened around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of Natalie in East St. Louis.

The woman is nine months pregnant and investigators say she was riding in a car with her boyfriend when someone started shooting.

Police say the woman's boyfriend may have been the target, but she was shot in the buttocks.

NewsChannel 5 is still working to learn her condition.

Police have not made any arrests.

KSDK